unit 1 Flashcards

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what are the business objectives

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profit
growth
survival
cash flow
social obj
ethical obj

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what is a mission

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a business’s overall purpose or main corporate aims

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what do mission statements do

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make all stakeholders aware of what the business does and why
tells you the purpose, value, standards and strategy of the business

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what do mission statements give staff

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a sense of shared purpose and encourage them to work towards common goals
cooperation of staff makes it more likely a business wil achieve its aims

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business objectives

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to enable them to achieve their mission
objectives turn the overall aims of a business into specific goals that must be met

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what is the relationship between missions and objectives

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objectives turn the overall aims of a business into specific goals that must be met

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why do businesses set objectives

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coordination between deparments
motivating for employees
useful in decision making
managers can compare performances with ibjectives to measure success of the business

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profit objectives

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businesses making a loss might aim to become profitable
established businesses might want to increase their profits

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how can profit objectives be achieved

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by setting functional objectives such as minimising costs or to increase sales

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growth objectives

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many businesses aim to grow, the larger a business grows the more able it is to use its position in the market to earn higher profits

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what can growth objectives be based on

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increasing revenue
market share
expansion of a business

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survival objectuves

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survival objectives just means objectives that enable a business to continue trading rather than running out of money
it becomes a key objective during periods of strong competition or recession

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cash flow

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cash flow is money that moves in and out of a business over a set period of time

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why do businesses set cash flow objectives

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to improve their cash flow
increasing cash flow gives company greater chance of survival

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social objectives

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relate to benefiting society or people in need

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ethical objectives

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based on moral principles about how businesses treat people and the environment

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non profit organisations

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charities or social enterprises, work to achieve social or ethical objectives

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revenue formula

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selling price per unit x quantity of units sold

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revenue def

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value of sales, referred to as turnover, amount of money generated by sales

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fixed costs

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dont change with output

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examples of fixed costs

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rent, business rates, basic salaries, cost of new machinery

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variable costs

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rise and fall as output changes

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variable costs formula

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total variabe costs = v.c per unit x no. of units sold

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total costs

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fixed costs + variable costs

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profit formula
total revenue - total costs
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profit and short and long term
shareholders often want SHORT term reword but in the long term it is better for business to hold on to profit and reinvest it into future projects
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importance of profit
a form of motivation good source of finance, does not need to pay interest like loans or paid back can be used to attract investors
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what might increase demand of shares
performance of the company - better dividend payments , increase in demand speculation and rumour of new product launches low share price low interest rates strong economy
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what might decrease demand / increase supply
low profits high share price weak eonomy
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